﻿​​​​​​​​Hurricane Shutters are something very serious these days, if you read the news recently you probably know that the world climate is changing,02632, as a result we are expecting more tropical storms in our region in the next few years, and the forecast for the hurricane shutters is that its going to be a much needed tool to protect your home.

A hurricane shutter is most common in the Southern states that often see bad weather a couple of months during the 02636, year. If you do not have these, you will risk a lot of damage to your house. Today more and more people are looking into buying hurricane shutters as a result of the last year storms and because some insurance companies has started recommending the use of hurricane shutters.

Hurricane or “storm panel” shutters are often constructed out of a solid steel or aluminum frame and provide protection superior to that of Bahamas, Colonial, wooden, or vinyl shutters. This shutter is also considerably less expensive 02635, than decorative shutters. You should think about the exterior of your house because those shutters are considerably less attractive–and you may want to put them in storage at the end of the hurricane season.

Most hurricane shutters are designed for the use and maintenance of one person up and down operation. One person can operate the hurricane shutters and do it relatively fast so that the chances that you will not be prepared when a storm is on its way it relatively low. A great advantage if a storm sneaks up on you by surprise. This way, all you have to do is pull this shutter down and lock it into position; a simple five second job 02649 . While everyone else is boarding up their windows in the rain, you will be inside your house, protected from the elements.

The advice of most hurricane shutters companies 02534 is to set them up when the hurricane season starts and to take them off for the rest of the year, thus avoiding their looks and enjoying the protection the shutters offer. This is not a joke, and a lot of people use this advice, it makes sense that you want to keep your property protected when its hurricane season and once the danger 02573, 02575 is off to return to your “normal” look.

It's nice that hurricane shutters are meant to be operated quickly and by one person. We have been seeing a lot of storms lately, and it would be nice to be prepared for the worse. I'm glad that there are ways to prevent damage in your house.

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The Arthur D. Calfee Insurance Agency, Inc., is a 2nd generation, family run insurance agency with offices located in Falmouth & North Falmouth, Cape Cod, MA. Arthur began the business in 1980 out of his house, then soon grew to serving over 3,000 people in the area. The agency can offer various competitive Car, Home, Business, Disability & Life Insurance policies. Over the years, the agency has built strong relationships with various insurance companies to offer the most competitive policies in the region. They work with such companies as Arbella, Safety, Encompass, UPC, Plymouth Rock, Travelers, Preferred Mutual, CNA, Lloyds of London, Scottsdale, Lexington, & MPIUA just to name a few.

Davidson Calfee, President of Calfee Insurance grew up in the insurance business by working part-time in the family business.

After college, Davidson completed his Marketing Management Training Program at the Isle of Capri Casino Resort & Hotel located along the Gulf Coast in Biloxi, Mississippi. Then Davidson learned more about the insurance industry when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in September, 2005.

Learning from his past experiences with natural catastrophes, Davidson grew a natural passion to help his home town Cape Cod residents understand insurance and it's complexities.